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A New Story on the Multidimensionality of the MSPSS: Validity of the Internal Structure through Bifactor ESEM

The internal structure of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in adolescents has been evaluated with some factorial analysis methodologies but not with bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and possibly the inconsistency in the internal structure was de...

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Autores principales: Merino-Soto, César, Boluarte Carbajal, Alicia, Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto, Nabors, Laura A., Núñez-Benítez, Miguel Ángel
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055757
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020935
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author Merino-Soto, César
Boluarte Carbajal, Alicia
Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto
Nabors, Laura A.
Núñez-Benítez, Miguel Ángel
author_facet Merino-Soto, César
Boluarte Carbajal, Alicia
Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto
Nabors, Laura A.
Núñez-Benítez, Miguel Ángel
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description The internal structure of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in adolescents has been evaluated with some factorial analysis methodologies but not with bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and possibly the inconsistency in the internal structure was dependent on these approaches. The objective of the study was to update evidence regarding its internal structure of MSPSS, by means of a detailed examination of its multidimensionality The participants were 460 adolescents from an educational institution in the Callao region, Lima, Peru. The structure was modeled using unidimensional, three-factor and bifactor models with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and ESEM approaches. The models showed good levels of fit, with the exception of the unidimensional model; however, the multidimensionality indicators supported the superiority of the bifactor ESEM. In contrast, the general factor was not strong enough, and the interfactorial correlations were substantially lower. It is concluded that the MSPSS can be interpreted by independent but moderately correlated factors, and there is possible systematic variance that potentially prevented the identification of a general factor.
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spelling pubmed-87758472022-01-21 A New Story on the Multidimensionality of the MSPSS: Validity of the Internal Structure through Bifactor ESEM Merino-Soto, César Boluarte Carbajal, Alicia Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto Nabors, Laura A. Núñez-Benítez, Miguel Ángel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The internal structure of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) in adolescents has been evaluated with some factorial analysis methodologies but not with bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and possibly the inconsistency in the internal structure was dependent on these approaches. The objective of the study was to update evidence regarding its internal structure of MSPSS, by means of a detailed examination of its multidimensionality The participants were 460 adolescents from an educational institution in the Callao region, Lima, Peru. The structure was modeled using unidimensional, three-factor and bifactor models with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and ESEM approaches. The models showed good levels of fit, with the exception of the unidimensional model; however, the multidimensionality indicators supported the superiority of the bifactor ESEM. In contrast, the general factor was not strong enough, and the interfactorial correlations were substantially lower. It is concluded that the MSPSS can be interpreted by independent but moderately correlated factors, and there is possible systematic variance that potentially prevented the identification of a general factor. MDPI 2022-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8775847/ /pubmed/35055757 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020935 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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A New Story on the Multidimensionality of the MSPSS: Validity of the Internal Structure through Bifactor ESEM
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title_short A New Story on the Multidimensionality of the MSPSS: Validity of the Internal Structure through Bifactor ESEM
title_sort new story on the multidimensionality of the mspss: validity of the internal structure through bifactor esem
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8775847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055757
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020935
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